Apparatus for treatment of patients who suffer from lesions distributed on the surface of their skin and body cover

Abstract

A device for treating patients who suffer from skin lesions distributed on their body surface. A body cover has one or more cover elements, the cover elements having a gastight layer and being flexible to fit to body parts in a tight manner. Advantageously at least in the areas with skin lesions there are provided open-pored sponge-like bodies on the side of the gastight layer facing the patient's body as well as connection ports for the exchange of fluids, especially for the generation of low pressure. By making at least one of the cover elements in the form of a tube, they are easy to handle and applicable to extensive lesions.

1. An apparatus for treating patients suffering from skin lesions distributed on the body surface, comprising:
 a body cover with at least one cover element, the cover element including a gastight layer and being flexible to fit to a body part of a patient, the body cover having at least one lead-through enabling the exchange of a fluid, wherein at least one the cover elements is formed as a tube. 
 
     
     
       2. The apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising open-pored sponge bodies at least in the areas of skin lesions on a side of the gastight layer facing a body of the patient. 
     
     
       3. The apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein the at least one cover element includes two cover elements connected to each other in a gas-tight manner. 
     
     
       4. The apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein the at least one cover element includes two cover elements connected to each other by a gastight zipper. 
     
     
       5. The apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein the cover element has a circular collar for tightening on the body surface of the patient at one end. 
     
     
       6. The apparatus according to  claim 5  wherein said circular collar is rubber-like and elastic. 
     
     
       7. The apparatus according to  claim 5  wherein the circular collar is adhesive or carries an adhesive or is formed of a material generating adhesive forces to the surface of a body of the patient. 
     
     
       8. The apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein the cover element has a sack-like closure for covering the end of an extremity or forming of a hood. 
     
     
       9. The apparatus according to  claim 8  wherein the cover element formed as a hood has a lead-through for a breathing-tube, a probe or a catheter. 
     
     
       10. The apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein the cover element at one or more positions has a connection port provided for the connection with a low pressure generator. 
     
     
       11. The apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein at various points of the body cover includes valves for dose application or removal of fluids. 
     
     
       12. The apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein the cover element has a connection port for a catheter. 
     
     
       13. The apparatus according to  claim 1  further comprising a distributed system of tubes on an outside of the body cover for sucking the fluid at several connection ports of the body cover or serving for generation of low pressure in an area of the body cover. 
     
     
       14. The apparatus according to  claim 1  further comprising a system of non-collapsible tubes for communication of the fluid on a side of the gastight layer facing a body of the patient. 
     
     
       15. The apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein the gastight layer includes a foamed elastomer material. 
     
     
       16. The apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein the gastight layer includes a foil-type flexible material of polyethylene or polyvinylchloride. 
     
     
       17. The apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein the cover element is at least partially optically transparent. 
     
     
       18. The apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein the cover element has an inspection opening closeable by a gastight zipper. 
     
     
       19. The apparatus as recited in  claim 1  wherein the fluid generates a low pressure. 
     
     
       20. An apparatus for treating patients who suffer from skin lesions distributed on their body surface comprising:
 at least one cover element made of a flexible material, the cover element including:
 a gastight layer; 
 an open-pored sponge body on the side of the gastight layer facing a body of a patient with a gastight sealing of the cover element; 
 the cover element at a first position having a first connection port connectible with a low pressure generator and the cover element at a second position at a distance from the first position having a second connection port connectible with a fluid supply. 
 
 
     
     
       21. The apparatus according to  claim 20  wherein the fluid supply is a dose infusion device. 
     
     
       22. The apparatus according to  claim 20  further comprising a temperature controller for the fluid supplied by the fluid supply. 
     
     
       23. The apparatus according to  claim 20  further comprising temperature sensors for measuring a local body temperature on a side of the gastight layer facing the body. 
     
     
       24. A body cover comprising the apparatus according to  claim 1 .